On the cementing-pumping unit i operate here on the rig i have 2 1000 hp dc traction motors that wont stop till it blows something up or twists off the drivelines.But i have it electronically set to shut off @ 11000 psi

 

new 6.0 power stroke

 

my 71 f-100 came with the 240ci the 300s little brother.it was a great little motor.i have had several 300s and they are almost bullet proof.the 460 is a great motor but i was tired of watching the camaros and mustangs and transams have all the fun..so i went with a 390 with 427 heads and intake all correct factory stuff right down to the two backwards mounted hollys..a top loader 4spd..you should see the looks on there faces when i blow by them..in a old f-100 with farm tags..the torque is great..i have several 454s and one very strong 396 but i really love the ford.it takes a full tilt trailer queen to out run me..love my ford pickup

 

I know it wouldn't fit in a pickup but I gotta hand it to Caterpillar for building some of the best big truck diesels on the road. The Osh Kosh MTVRs I drive in the Marine Corps are powered by a Cat C12 I6 turbo diesel...talk about torque! 1550 lb ft @ a measely 1800 RPM! To all you I6 lovers...I totally with you, I will never get rid of my 300.

 

I started out towing with a 1981 Ford F-150 with a 4.9 L straight six, one of Ford's most durable engines ever made. (Hard to beat 7 mains). It had a Carter one-barrell carb and a 2.75 rear axle ratio.

I was ignorant at the time about a lot of towing, so I did stupid things like go up 9% grades in the Tioga pass to Yosemite, and actually made it to the top with a 22 foot travel trailer.

I soon ruined the light weight "hecho-en-mexico" tranny and dropped in a Warner T-18A with super grannie, and not wishing to push my luck anymore of those 9% passes, I also put in a 3.50 rear axle.

I towed with that pick up all over the western USA until 1988 when I bought a 1985 Ford E-350 Club Wagon with a 460 (7.5), a C-6 with 3.55 Dana 60 axle, and four barrel Holley. (I had it dyno tuned at Les Ritchey's Performance Associates in San Dimas, California).

I thought there was nothing that could match the 460 for sheer low-end pulling power, and refused to give it up until late last year when it was just a PIA to driving it.

I found a super clean 1997 E-350 Club Wagon super duty sport van with all the bells and whistles for towing, etc, with a V-10 Triton engine. (4.10 Dana axle)

Until two weeks ago the jury was still out on whether or not it could out-pull my old 460. Now I know it will.

I am now a V-10 man all the way.

 

Ya can't compare the two fairly. Put 4.10's behind the 460 with an overdrive.

 

I once hauled one ton of rock for my driveway with my F-100. Couldn't even tell it was back there, other than the back end sitting lower. The 360 hauled it like it wasn't there. My vote goes to the FE's. I can see how a 391 FT could really pull stuff around.

 

6.0L

325 hp
560 Ft-lb

That is enough pulling power to move anything and to it quickly!

 

Lectrocuted,

yes I can compare them fairly. Now, don't get me wrong, I was merely saying that my V-10 is at least equal to my 460. So, my fears of the 460 going out of production are abated.

Now, to be fair, the 460 is an awesome tugger, but you can't wind one up like you can an OHC V-10. Also, my old 460 was carbureted, and at higher altitudes where I always go towing/camping, PGM fuel injection wins out.

Fuel economy is better on the V-10, and by quite a lot. I had no choice but to retire the old beast, eventhough the engine and drivetrain were all still strong as ever, it was the rest of it that was falling apart.

All I am saying is what I have now is at the very least equal to what I used to have as far as capacity is concerned.

 

That's cool.

 

My vote is for the 460 and the Powerstroke.

I usually gross between 20,000 to 30,000 lbs hauling hay and farm equipment. My 460 does a great job even with 178,000 mileson it. It will pull anything but shure likes the fuel. Our last trip we weighed in at around 28,000 lbs and the trip had lots of rolling hills and one long grade. I got 5.9 MPG. but on the way back empty I got 11.5 mpg with the 5,500 lbs empty trailer.
I will also put in a good word for the 300 I6 my friend has one in is '79 F-150 and it does a good job considering its size.
Our '68 farm truck as a 360 in it that feels like it will pull a house down but it is most likely the gearing, it as 4.56 gears and only 31" tall tires.

 

I might be wrong, but I thought the V-10 didn't come out until the '99 SD line of trucks. 97's still had the good ol' 460.

 

some reason i think the e-series got them first a couple years sooner im pretty sure they got the 5.4 and other modular motors when the f-150s did or shortly there after.

 

97 HD models F250 and F350s still used the older line of engines, last I knew.

 

Hmmmm....No kiddin', but put those 3:55's behind the v-10, and 4:10's behind the 460 and watch the v-10 get spanked! We had both in our lumber yard, with identical gearing, and identical beds. The 460 has better low end torque, hands down.